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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : SQLite vulnerability (USN-5615-2)

high Nessus Plugin ID 165524

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-5615-2 advisory.

 - In SQlite 3.31.1, a potential null pointer derreference was found in the INTERSEC query processing.
 (CVE-2020-35525)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5615-2

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 165524

File Name: ubuntu_USN-5615-2.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/28/2022

Updated: 7/10/2023

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-35525

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:esm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:lemon, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsqlite3-0, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsqlite3-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsqlite3-tcl, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:sqlite3

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/28/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/1/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-35525

USN: 5615-2